Cotton-hoe



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lrCotton Hoe.

No. 240,767; Patented April 26, 188|.

Wimax/for Y F 'f N FETERS. PHOTQ-LITNOGRAMER. WASHINGTON, D. C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEG WILLIAM ROACH, OF CLIFTON, TENNESSEE.

COTTON-HOE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 240,767, dated April 26,T881.

Application filed February 7, 1881.

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. ROACH, ofClifton, in the county of Wayne and State of Tennessee, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Hoes; and I do herebydeclare that the i'ollowin g is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, rcference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hoe. Fig. 2 is afront or face view of the blades; and Fig. 3 is a section through oneot' the arms or shanks holding the adjustable blades.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in all theiigures.

My invention has relation to hand hoes adapted more especially to theboeing of cotton-plants; and it consists in the improfyement hereinafterset forth, and particularly pointed out in tbe claim.

In the accompanying' drawings, A is a wooden stock or handle, ofsuitable length, into which is inserted a bifurcated rod, B, the arms ofwhich are bent, as shown in the drawings, with their outer ends parallelto each other, and bent at right angles, as shown at B B. The lower bentparts, B', are split, as shown at b, Fig. 3, f or the insertion of theadjustable blades (l, each ot' which is of tbe configuration clearlyshown in Figs. l and 2 ot' the drawingsthat is, made with a straightbottom edge, c, and straight sides d d, the upper part (No model.)

of which are, however, cut off obliquely, as shown at e e. Each blade isheld in place within its split arm B by a bolt, f, and tightening-nut g.By loosening this nut the blade maybe adj usted at any desired angle, asshown in dotted lines on the drawings, and is held ri gidlyin place inits adjusted position by again tightening down nut g.

By this arrangement the pair of hoe-blades G C may be adjusted to fitthe size of plants and the character ot' the hill or ridge, and may beadjusted to adapt it to the boeing of sorghum, peanuts, &c. For hard orstrong soil the blades may be entirely reversed, with their upper narrowends down, and for boeing and gathering potatoes they should be adjustedsidewise, with their straight bottom edges meeting, so as to constitutea single broad blade, the length of each boe-blade, from its pivot toits bottom, being eXactl y one-halt'the distance between the two arms BB.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- The described hoe, having arms B B'B B', split at their lower ends at b b, adjustable blades U C, cut oft'at their upper corners, e e, bolts f, and tightening-nuts g,substantially as and 'orthe purpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BENJAMIN ROACH. Witnesses:

J o. G. BEENY, JAS. A. LANCASTER..

